BOOK3MODULE2Developing_Countries_and_Developed_Countries.ppt

While in developed countries, people have higher________. Less people live in_________. Most people can receive good _____________.Few people suffer from___________. Many __________can be cured. Fast reading (P12 Activity1) Careful reading (P13. Activity ②and ④) The Human Development Report In the year 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier. From this agreement came the Human Development Report. 1.agree with sb 同意某人的意见、话天气、食物等适合 agree to one’s plan /suggestion/arrangement 同意某人的计划、建议、安排 agree on sth 就某事达成协议。(双方或多方协商后取得一致，主语必须是双方或多方) agree to do sth 同意做某事 eg:1)I agree with you./what you said. 2)They both agreed on this point. 3)My wife agreed to spend the holiday in the north. One of the most important sections of this report is the Human Development Index. This examines the achievements of 175 countries. The Index measures a countrys achievements in three ways: life expectancy (how long people usually live), education and income. The index has some surprises. Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7. The other top five countries are: Iceland(2), Sweden(3), Australia(4), the Netherlands(5). The UK is in the thirteenth position, while China is in the middle of the list. The bottom ten countries are all African countries, with Sierra Leone (in west Africa) at the bottom of the list. 6.at the top of 在……的顶端 at the bottom of 在……的底部 in the middle of 在……的中部 → at the age of 在……岁时 at the end of 在……尽头、结尾 at the cost of 以……为代价 at the sight of 一看见 The report describes eight Development Goals. The most important goals are to: · reduce poverty and hunger; · make sure that all children have education up to the age of 11; · fight AIDS and other diseases; · improve the environment of poor people, e.g. make sure they have safe drinking water; · encourage developed countries to give more help to other countries. The 2